Died in April

William Shakespeare, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist, was born in…

Did you know one of the founding fathers of the United States was born into a family of 17 children?…

Adolf Hitler, the embodiment of evil for the 20th century, was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn,…

William Wordsworth (1770-1850), a titan of English Romanticism, left an indelible mark on the literary world. Born in Cockermouth, Cumbria,…

Muddy Waters, born McKinley Morganfield on April 4, 1913, in Issaquena County, Mississippi, stands as a monumental figure in the…

Henry Royce (1863-1933), a pioneering engineer and co-founder of the legendary Rolls-Royce company, was born on March 27, 1863, in…

Greta Garbo, born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, was an actress who began her career in her home country of Sweden before…

Kurt Donald Cobain was born on 20 February 1967 at Grays Harbor Hospital, in Aberdeen, Washington, USA.  His younger sister,…

Henry Tudor was born on 28 January 1457 during a period of turmoil and conflict over the succession of the…

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”…

“You’ve got to learn to survive a defeat. That’s when you develop character” – Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon is one…

“Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits” – Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin is quite…

Virginia Katherine McMath, who became known as Ginger Rogers, was born in Independence, Missouri on July 16, 1911. She was…

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” – Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Biography Albert Einstein…

“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.” – Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was a fairly…

“Slavery has never been abolished from America’s way of thinking.” – Nina Simone Nina Simone Biography Nina Simone was a…